January 29, 2012
SAG (2011 films) WINNERS
Directors Guild (2011 films) WINNERS
Feature Documentary
James Marsh, Project Nim
Drama Series
Patty Jenkins, The Killing, “Pilot” (AMC)
Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Palestinian Chicken” (HBO)
Movies for Television and Miniseries
Jon Cassar, The Kennedys (Reelz Channel)
Reality Series
Neil P. Degroot, The Biggest Loser, “Episode #1115” (NBC)
Musical/Variety Series
Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Daytime Serials
William Ludel, General Hospital, “Intervention” (ABC)
Children’s Programs
Amy Schatz, A Child’s Garden of Poetry (HBO)
January 28, 2012
Did You Know...
January 22, 2012
Producers Guild (2011 films) WINNERS
FILM NOMINEES:
Theatrical Motion Pictures:
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse
Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
The Adventures of Tintin
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Bill Cunningham New York
Project Nim
Senna
The Union
TELEVISION NOMINEES:
Episodic Television, Comedy:
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Episodic Television, Drama:
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Long-Form Television:
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail
Non-Fiction Television:
30 for 30
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Deadliest Catch
Undercover Boss
Live Entertainment and Talk Television:
The Colbert Report
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The 64th Annual Tony Awards
Competition Television:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
News Programs:
Anderson Cooper 360
BBC World News America
NBC News with Brian Williams
The Rachel Maddow Show
60 Minutes
Sports Programs:
Monday Night Football
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Sports Center
30 for 30
2010 FIFA World Cup
US Open Tennis Championship
Children's Programs:
Dora the Explorer
iCarly
Phineas and Ferb
Sesame Street
SpongeBob Squarepants
Web Series:
Ask a Ninja
The Guild
Parks and Recreation Presents: April and Andy's Road Trip
30 Rock Presents Jack Donaghy, Executive Superhero
Web Therapy
January 18, 2012
Our Oscar Predictions (2011 films)
January 15, 2012
Golden Globes WINNERS (2011 films)
FILM
Best Motion Picture — Drama
"The Descendants"
**"The Help"
"Hugo"
++"The Ides of March"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Motion Picture — Drama
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
**++Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton, "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Motion Picture — Drama
**George Clooney, "The Descendants"
++Leonardo DiCaprio, "J. Edgar"
Michael Fassbender, "Shame"
Ryan Gosling, "The Ides of March"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"
Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
"50/50"
**++"The Artist"
"Bridesmaids"
"Midnight in Paris"
"My Week With Marilyn"
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
Jodie Foster, "Carnage"
Charlize Theron, "Young Adult"
++Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
**Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
Kate Winslet, "Carnage"
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
++Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Brendan Gleeson, "The Guard"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "50/50"
**Ryan Gosling, "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
Owen Wilson, "Midnight in Paris"
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
++Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
**Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week with Marilyn"
Albert Brooks, "Drive"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Viggo Mortensen, "A Dangerous Method"
**++Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Best Director — Motion Picture
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
George Clooney, "The Ides of March"
**++Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
**Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - "The Ides of March"
Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - "The Descendants"
++Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin - "Moneyball"
Best Animated Feature Film
**"The Adventures of Tintin"
"Arthur Christmas"
"Cars 2"
"Puss in Boots"
++"Rango"
Best Foreign Language Film
"The Flowers of War" (China)
"In the Land of Blood and Honey" (USA)
"The Kid With a Bike" (Belgium)
"A Separation" (Iran)
**"The Skin I Live In" (Spain)
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
**++Ludovic Bource - "The Artist"
Abel Korzeniowski - "W.E."
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Howard Shore - "Hugo"
John Williams - "War Horse"
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
"Hello Hello" — "Gnomeo & Juliet," music by
Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin
"The Keeper"— "Machine Gun Preacher,"
music and lyrics by Chris Cornell
**++"Lay Your Head Down" — "Albert Nobbs,"
music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close
"The Living Proof" — "The Help"; music by Mary J. Blige,
Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr.; lyrics by Mary J. Blige,
Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas
"Masterpiece" — "W.E.", music and lyrics by
Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry
TELEVISION
Best Television Series — Drama
"American Horror Story"
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Boss"
**"Game of Thrones"
++"Homeland"
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Television Series — Drama
++Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Mireille Enos, "The Killing"
**Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Madeleine Stowe, "Revenge"
Callie Thorne, "Necessary Roughness"
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Television Series — Drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
**Kelsey Grammer, "Boss"
Jeremy Irons, "The Borgias"
++Damian Lewis, "Homeland"
Best Television Series — Comedy or Musical
"Enlightened"
"Episodes"
"Glee"
**++"Modern "Family"
"New Girl"
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Television Series — Comedy or Musical
Laura Dern, "Enlightened"
**Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
++Laura Linney, "The Big C"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Television Series — Comedy or Musical
**Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
David Duchovny, "Californication"
++Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"
Thomas Jane, "Hung"
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Made for Television
“Cinema Verite”
**"Downton Abbey"
"The Hour"
"Mildred Pierce"
++"Too Big to Fail"
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Romola Garai, "The Hour"
Diane Lane, "Cinema Verite"
Elizabeth McGovern, "Downton Abbey" (Masterpiece)
Emily Watson, "Appropriate Adult"
**++Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce"
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hugh Bonneville, "Downtown Abbey" (Masterpiece)
++Idris Elba, "Luther"
**William Hurt, "Too Big to Fail"
Bill Nighy, "Page Eight" (Masterpiece)
Dominic West, "The Hour"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a
Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
**++Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"
Kelly MacDonald, "Boardwalk Empire"
Maggie Smith, "Downtown Abbey" (Masterpiece)
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Evan Rachel Wood, "Mildred Pierce"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
++Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Paul Giamatti, "Too Big to Fail"
**Guy Pearce, "Mildred Pierce"
Tim Robbins, "Cinema Verite"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
January 12, 2012
BFCA (2011 films) WINNERS
BEST PICTURE
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio – "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender – "Shame"
Ryan Gosling – "Drive"
Brad Pitt – "Moneyball"
BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis – "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron – "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks – "Drive"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult"
Christopher Plummer – "Beginners"
Andrew Serkis – "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo – "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain – "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan – "Shame"
Octavia Spencer – "The Help"
Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants"
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Asa Butterfield – "Hugo"
Elle Fanning – "Super 8"
Thomas Horn – "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Ezra Miller – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Saoirse Ronan – "Hanna"
Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants"
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
"The Artist"
"Bridesmaids"
"The Descendants"
"The Help"
"The Ides of March"
BEST DIRECTOR
Stephen Daldry – "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Michel Hazanavicius – "The Artist"
Alexander Payne – "The Descendants"
Nicolas Winding Refn – "Drive"
Martin Scorsese – "Hugo"
Steven Spielberg – "War Horse"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Artist" – Michel Hazanavicius
"50/50" – Will Reiser
"Midnight in Paris" – Woody Allen
"Win Win" – Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
"Young Adult" – Diablo Cody
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Descendants" – Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" – Eric Roth
"The Help" – Tate Taylor
"Hugo" – John Logan
"Moneyball" – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
"The Adventures of Tintin"
"Arthur Christmas"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"
BEST COMEDY
"Bridesmaids"
"Crazy, Stupid, Love"
"Horrible Bosses"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Muppets"
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"In Darkness"
"Le Havre"
"A Separation"
"The Skin I Live In"
"Where Do We Go Now"
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Buck"
"Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
"George Harrison: Living in the Material World"
"Page One: Inside the New York Times"
"Project Nim"
"Undefeated"
BEST ACTION MOVIE
"Drive"
"Fast Five"
"Hanna"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Super 8"
BEST ART DIRECTION
"The Artist"
Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo"
Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"The Tree of Life"
Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
"War Horse"
Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Artist" – Guillaume Schiffman
"Drive" – Newton Thomas Sigel
"Hugo" – Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life" – Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" – Janusz Kaminski
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"The Artist" – Mark Bridges
"The Help" – Sharen Davis
"Hugo" – Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" – Michael O’Connor
"My Week With Marilyn" – Jill Taylor
BEST EDITING
"The Artist" – Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion
"Drive" – Matthew Newman
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" – Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo" – Thelma Schoonmaker
"War Horse" – Michael Kahn
BEST MAKEUP
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"
"J. Edgar"
"My Week With Marilyn"
BEST SONG
"Hello Hello" – performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin – "Gnomeo & Juliet"
"Life’s a Happy Song" – performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – "The Muppets"
"The Living Proof" – performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. – "The Help"
"Man or Muppet" – performed by Jason Segel and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – "The Muppets"
"Pictures in My Head" – performed by Kermit and the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman – "The Muppets"
BEST SCORE
"The Artist" – Ludovic Bource
"Drive" – Cliff Martinez
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
"Hugo" – Howard Shore
"War Horse" – John Williams
BEST SOUND
" Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Super 8"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Super 8"
"The Tree of Life"